Steampunk culture: an introduction for Guardian readers

*Nice to see steampunk "going mainstream" in Britain. A steampunk arena commonly more sinned-against than sinning.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/08/steampunk-lincoln

*That stat about 50,000 "steampunk" Etsy items is pretty scary. Not sure I believe that. Either that number, or the notion that those knicknacks are "steampunk."

*Were these Etsy people of the caliber of these steampunk-approved subcultural vendors from Piscataway, New Jersey?

http://steampunkworldsfair.com/vendors/

*Now that the Britons are getting all cozy with steam, try explaining French steampunk.

http://twitter.com/frenchsteampunk

"Le "Helicron" de 1932 a été créé en France comme une alternative à la méthode de propulsion automobile normale"